Solution Focused Narrative Therapy

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- References -- Share Solution Focused Narrative Therapy -- Chapter 1: Meaningful Solutions -- The Search Is On ... -- From Modern to Postmodern: Seeing Clients as Experts -- Postmodern Models at Work -- Narrative Therapy -- Solution Focused Therapy -- Applying the Blend of Ideas to Valerie's Case -- Rebuilding a New Presentation -- Adding Noteworthy Encouragement -- The New Brand Sells -- The Power of Redescription -- Using Redescription to Create New Presentations -- Results of the Blend -- Summary -- Personal Exercise -- References -- Chapter 2: Solution Focused Stories -- Combining Strengths of Both Models -- Guiding Constructs of Solution Focused Narrative Therapy -- Putting the Constructs to Work -- Summary -- Personal Exercise -- References -- Chapter 3: Action-Filled Narratives -- Solution Focused Narrative Therapy: Conversational Ideas -- Best Hopes -- Mapping the Effects of the Problem -- Constructing the Preferred Story -- Exception Gathering: Getting Distance From the Problem -- Preparing the Presentation of the Preferred Future and Moving Up the Scale -- Summarizing and Inviting Clients to Watch for Success -- What About the Next Session? -- Summary -- Personal Exercise -- References -- Chapter 4: Triumph Over Trauma -- Storytelling 101: Finding Resolution to a Plot -- Seventy-Seven Years: A Timeline to a Preferred Future -- Composing a New Chapter After Trauma -- From Trauma to Resolutions: Let the Words of the Client Guide the Way -- Dear Client: Teach Me How to Talk to You -- Summary -- Personal Exercise -- References -- Chapter 5: Relationship Presentations -- Therapists Make Presentations, Too -- Changing the Rules -- To Change Someone, Change Yourself -- Relatable Moments That Build Trust -- Doing Things Differently With Adolescents

Packing Up the Baggage and Reclaiming a Relationship -- Summary -- Personal Exercise -- References -- Chapter 6: Dangerous Habits -- Habits Happen as a Method of Coping -- Gaining Personal Control -- There's a Monster in My Head -- Coping Safely -- Assumptions About Clients With Dangerous Habits -- Substance Abuse Habits -- Moving Beyond the Roadblocks -- Rearranging the Furniture -- Distancing From Self-Injury -- Reclaiming Health From Eating Disorders -- Guiding Template for Clients With Dangerous Habits -- Summary -- Personal Exercise -- References -- Chapter 7: Timeless Influences -- Videos, Ornaments, and Aftershave -- The Art of Re-Membering -- Finding Peace for Lilly -- Addressing Early Childhood Issues -- Summary -- Personal Exercise -- References -- Chapter 8: Reintroducing School Clients -- Making a Campus Appearance -- How Schools Respond to Problems -- Attempts to Change Behavior -- Academic Labels -- Notifications No More -- Summary -- Personal Exercise -- References -- Chapter 9: Writing Miracle Days With Families -- Writing New Miracles With Families -- Guiding Ideas for Working With Families -- Gaining Control of a Diagnosis -- A Blended Family Gets Together -- Creating a New Chapter After Loss -- Parenting and Couplehood -- Reconciliation Forever -- Family Sculpting: Managing a Change of Characters -- Summary -- Personal Exercise -- References -- Chapter 10: The Path to Less Distress -- Gaining Distance From a Diagnosis -- Perspective-Shifting Exercise -- Externalizing Diagnoses -- Ideas and Steps for Externalizing Problems -- The Woman I Used to Be -- Exceptional Descriptions -- Always Seek Exceptions for Direction -- Summary -- Personal Exercise -- References -- Chapter 11: Treatment Planning and Group Therapy -- Collaborative Approach to Assessment and Transition Planning -- Solution Focused Narrative Approach

Changing the Focus of Staff -- From Admission to Discharge in One Conversation -- Group Therapy for Solution Building -- Steps to Take When Beginning a Group -- Summary -- Personal Exercise -- References -- Appendix: Guiding Constructs of Solution Focused Narrative Therapy -- Index